LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume II, Issue 265, 26 February 1889, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Harbor Uo»r;l meets to-nigbt. The Maori footballers beat Manningham Club and von by a goal and ft try to nil.

Sirßobeit Blnu‘, Messrs J, T. Mateon, end (V. H, Uobertz are mentioned as likely oehdidfiles tor the Cbriatehuroh North seat. Mr 0, Artnateong met with a painful mishap last week. Whifc engaged in a friendly scrimmage ha aocideiitsHj' fell, breaking his arm and throwing his shoulder put of its socket.

At the meeting of the Mutual Improvement Speigty last eight Mr W. Birch read an essay on f’Spcial Economy and Social Reform." The president (Rev. J. Ward) occupied the chair. The Rev. Mr Ward returned frorq till) goutl} on Sunday, and he has again been remarkably apocessful in regard to the rimrch building ton 4. the tat*l promised tor which now IBioUote to

The following are the results of the teachers’ examination in Hawke’s Biy. For Class C (university status being taken into account), Nils Arnold Friberg passed ; for class D. John Williamson. There were nine partial passes for Class E. It is alleged that more than 5000 cheap pianos are worked off in New York and Boston every year at sales of household goods, and each one is advertised as ’’ belonging to a lady who is obliged to dispose of this magnificent nstrument on account of financial diffieultie s’ The ship Josephine is now on the way from San Franciso to Sydney with a cargo of 8000 bags of wheat and 14,000 sacks of oats. The large shipments from San Francisco (says the Christchurch Press) may be the cause of the Sydney people taking fright and dropping the price of produce so rapidly.

The Gisborne correspondent of the Napier News hints that if Te Kooti succeeds in his object of coming to this district his “ mana " will so increase that he will get a Maori seat in Parliament on the first opportunity. The correspondent might have indicated how he was likely tn vote, etc —the subject would be a good one for rorna noe.

A peculiar accident occurred at the Makauri school picnic last week. Mr Hansen was acting as starter, and the revolver that he was using would not go off unless a bullet were used. All went well until the last race. Mr Hansen had the muzzle of the revolver in his left hand, when by some unaccountable means the fire-arm went off, the bullet penetrating the fleshy part of his hand, and then hitting a lady in the waist. She at once said she had been shot, and some of the blood getting on to her dress from Mr Hansen’s hand it was feared that the accident had been fatal, but examination proved that the lady had a providential escape; the bullet had bit the steel of her corset and then glinted off without any serious result.

An attentive audience gathered at the Tent last evening, when the Bible evidence on the history of Satan was presented. It was found that Satan when created was an angel of the highest order, but lost his position by rebelling against the government of God. He was, in consequence, cast out of Heaven and since then his work has been to bring as much anarchy and suffering into tha world as possible. God now regards him as a rebel and when the term cf sentence has expired his execution must take plao o . Mr H*ra said he believed it just as easy for Satan to take possession of a man as it was for the mesmerist to influence th i mind of his follow, “ How to study the Bible to tlia best advantage " is the subj >ct for to-night. This will ba of special interest in the study of this greatest of Books.

Our Melbourne correspondent writes Now that wa heir so much about women's rights, and the fair sex are so rapidly encroaching upon what has hitherto been regarded as man's domain, there is one excuse which I can honestly recommend to their attention, Undoubtedly the best athletic sport afforded for women in winter time is to fence, and it is one within the average girl's purse, a course of instruction, a musk, a few foils, a fair sized room, and au adversary being all that is required tor hours of merriment, that bring roses to the cheeks, straightness to the shoulders, a graceful poise to the head, and strength and lissomeuess to all the muscles. Fencing properly done trains the mtad and Instinct in quickness of thought and perception, the eye and body in quickness of sight and movement. Thera are a great many women who fence systematically, notably actresses and others who value perfect hedth as a means of making a livelihood, and there are now in the various cities a number of clubs, as well as schools, where the graceful accomplishment is taught to perfection by French experts, whose reputations are international. Two graceful girls in pretty costumes—light tunics, short skirt, loose knee breeches, long stockings and rubber solid shoes, exhausting every art of carte, tieroe, thrust, and parry to hit each other, with eyes flashing, breasts heaving, and every limb in graceful and rapid play, and with foils clashing and twinkling with lightning-like rapidity, is indeed a charming sight and an inspiring one.

The Rev. H. T. Robjohns will lecture at the Matawhero Church on behalf of the Bible Society to morrow (Wednesday), at 7.30 p.m. A collection.—Advt.